Guest guest Posted January 5, 2000 Report Share Posted January 5, 2000 please me. cant get to this. thanks advaitin wrote: > --------------------------- ONElist Sponsor ---------------------------- > > Get great offers on top-notch products that match your interests! > Sign up for eLerts at: > <a href=" http://clickme./ad/elerts1 ">Click Here</a> > > ------ > Discussion of the True Meaning of Sankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy focusing on non-duality between mind and matter. Searchable List Archives are available at: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ Contact Email Address: advaitins > > ------ > > There are 12 messages in this issue. > > Topics in today's digest: > > 1. No Bugs here! :-) > Colette <colette > 2. Ramana Maharshi's Forty Verses on Reality > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > 3. Bhagawad Gita - Guidelines > Madhava K Turumella <madhava > 4. Bhagawad Gita - what did they say! > Madhava K Turumella <madhava > 5. Please Email the Information on Gita Satsang to other Lists and Friends > Ram Chandran <chandran > 6. Around the World on New Years Eve - from Jackie > flutterby (Jackie) > 7. Re: Origin of the I feeling > "Anand Natarajan" <anandn > 8. Spiritual Effort ? > "winter mute" <mumblecat > 9. Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > "Ruben" <rubenn > 10. Re: Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > "Warren E. Donley" <wedonley > 11. File: FAQ_adv.txt > advaitin-owner > 12. Re: Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > Greg Goode <goode > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 1 > Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:20:07 +1100 > Colette <colette > No Bugs here! :-) > > Oh yeah it is 12.10 am in Sydney New Year's Morning & all is bright & electrified! > > Hugs, no Y2K Bugs, > > ~*~ > > Oh here's a poem to share too ~ enjoy > > Silent Creator > > I hear the silent notes of the creator, > > Vibrating me into a dual existence. > > One Immortal in Light, > > The other aware of only darkness. > > Please don't abandon me with distance, > > Separated from the truth of my own existence. > > Show me the way to dispel illusion, > > Lover God come save my mind. > > Free the heart and liberate my Soul, > > Take ego's boundaries off of my body, > > So that I may expand without pain and sorrow. > > ~*~ > > May Peace usher heaven on earth, > > Luv, > > Col > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 2 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 09:53:46 -0500 > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > Ramana Maharshi's Forty Verses on Reality > > Now we continue with Sri Ramana's Forty Verses on Reality. Each Verse is pregnant with meaning, method, and suffused with direct insight. > > 35. To seek and abide in the Reality that is always attained, is the only Attainment. All other > attainments (siddhis) are such as are acquired in dreams. Can they appear real to someone who has > woken up from sleep? Can they that are established in the Reality and are free from maya, be > deluded by them? > > 36. Only if the thought 'I am the body' occurs will the meditation 'I am not this, I am That', help > one to abide as That. Why should we for ever be thinking, 'I am That'? Is it necessary for man to > go on thinking 'I am a man'? Are we not always That? > > 37. The contention, 'Dualism during practice, non-dualism on Attainment', is also false. While one > is anxiously searching, as well as when one has found one's Self, who else is one but the tenth > man? > > Note: The last verse makes reference to a well known story in the Indian literature where each of the 10 people thought there were only 9 people in the group left and that one had been lost. This caused them great sorrow. The error in counting was that the person counting others forgot to count himself! > > Harsha > > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" wrote: > "Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar)" <hluthar > > Hello everyone. Just got back into town today. Hope you are all well. I will be catching up on some of the e-mail over the next few days. As the year 1999 comes to a close, many people are anticipating major events and changes in their life. Same old stuff every 1000 years. Life is happening now. Always now. Twenty five hundred years ago, Buddha carefully analyzed the human condition and said that life inherently involves suffering of some type or another. Suffering indeed appears to be universal. One need not look far to see examples of horrific suffering due to poverty, neglect, > ignorance, war, injustice, greed, and abuse. Joys come intertwined with sorrow. Pleasures and pain often follow each other in a natural cycle. We are all born wearing the garland of suffering. A sage once said that all fruits that fall from the tree of life are bitter sweet-- but two fruits are sweet only. One is meditation on the nature of the Truth of Self. Second is Satsanga or keeping company of people who walk the path of Truth. The pathless path truly goes nowhere. Truth cannot be found elsewhere or at another time. It exists always in the Present--As Presence of the Heart. > The > Heart is the both the ultimate mystery and the ultimate simplicity. It cannot be known in the sense of objective knowledge. It Eternally Knows It Self. Once I heard that Aristotle reasoned that God being perfect must always be meditating on perfection. But since there is no perfection other than God, it follows that God must be in constant meditation on His/Her Own Self. So the Sages declare that God sits in the Heart as one's own Self. That is the Truth we must drink deeply of. That is the nectar of immortality. That Thou Are! > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 3 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 20:27:16 +0300 > Madhava K Turumella <madhava > Bhagawad Gita - Guidelines > > Dear All: > > As you all are aware, we are going to start Bhagawad Gita satsang on this > list from tomorrow - 1st January 2000. Please find giving below the > guidelines for list members in order to participate in the discussions. > > * A team of members brings the Bhagawad Gita text with verses to you. They > are Lilia, Kathi, Devendra, Shankar (botswana). It is because of these > people that we are going to read various commentaries of great saints. I > would like to thank them on behalf of the list. > > GUIDELINES: > > 1. Commentaries of Jagadguru Adishankara, Swamy Chinmayananda will > continuously be posted. We are also going to post commentaries by Swamy > Ranganadhanandaji, Swamy Dayanandaji and others, however they are subjected > to the availability of volunteers. > > 2. Every Monday (starting day of the week) we will post the Gita text > along with commentaries. You can identify the Gita posting from the > subject line: Bhagawad Gita - Ch x (xx - xx) > > 3. Members are requested to read the text at leisure. They are requested > to contemplate on it for a day or two... Then we expect questions/comments > from members on every Wednesday. This two days time gap will give you time > to reflect on the text. > > 4. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday --- we will have discussions > and answers to the questions. During these days you may also send excerpts > from commentaries of Bhagawad Gita that inspired you, or the comment that > you thought very important, or something that you would like to share with > other satsang members regarding Bhagawad Gita. > > 5. Every Sunday we will close the discussions with a review of the week's > progression. Please make a note that we limit discussions to that > particular week only, in order to avoid cluttering. And every Monday --- we > start with new verses. > > MODERATION: > > * At present all the mails that are sent to the list directly go to the > list. How ever, list moderators, upon their discretion, may restrict the > permission to posting on individual member basis, in case they think such > an act is necessary. > > Please do not hesitate to contact me in case you have any > questions/comments at madhava. > > Have a great millenium! > > Thank you, > Madhava > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 4 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 20:38:53 +0300 > Madhava K Turumella <madhava > Bhagawad Gita - what did they say! > > Adi Sankara > >From a clear knowledge of the Bhagavad-Gita all the goals of human > existence become fulfilled. Bhagavad-Gita is the manifest quintessence of > all the teachings of the Vedic scriptures. > > Ramanuja > The Bhagavad-Gita was spoken by Lord Krishna to reveal the science of > devotion to God which is the essence of all spiritual knowledge. The > Supreme Lord Krishnas primary purpose for descending and incarnating is > relieve the world of any demoniac and negative, undesirable influences that > are opposed to spiritual development, yet simultaneously it is His > incomparable intention to be perpetually within reach of all humanity. > > Madhvacarya > The Mahabharata has all the essential ingredients necessary to evolve and > protect humanity and that within it the Bhagavad-Gita is the epitome of > the Mahabharata just as ghee is the essence of > milk and pollen is the essence of flowers. > > Vivekananda > The secret of karma yoga which is to perform actions without any frutive > desires is taught by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad-Gita. > > Paramahamsa Yogananda > The Bhagavad-Gita is where God Himself talks to His devotee Arjuna. > > Aurobindo > The Bhagavad-Gita is a true scripture of the human race a living creation > rather than a book, with a new message for every age and a new meaning for > every civilization. > > Mahatma Gandhi > The Bhagavad-Gita calls on humanity to dedicate body, mind and soul to pure > duty and not to become mental voluptuaries at the mercy of random desires > and undisciplined impulses. > > Albert Einstein > When I read the Bhagavad-Gita and reflect about how God created this > universe everything else seems so superfluous. > > Dr. Albert Schweizer > The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its > devotion to God, which is manifested by actions. > > Carl Jung > The idea that man is like unto an inverted tree seems to have been current > in by gone ages. The link with Vedic conceptions is provided by Plato in > his Timaeus in which it states..." behold we are not > an earthly but a heavenly plant." This correlation can be discerned by what > Krishna expresses in chapter 15 of Bhagavad-Gita. > > Herman Hesse > The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life > wisdom which enables philosophy to blossom into religion. > > Ralph Waldo Emerson > The Bhagavad-Gita is an empire of thought and in its philosophical > teachings Krishna has all the attributes of the full-fledged monotheistic > deity and at the same time the attributes of the > Upanisadic absolute. > > Rudolph Steiner > In order to approach a creation as sublime as the Bhagavad-Gita with full > understanding it is necessary to attune our soul to it. > > Aldous Huxley > The Bhagavad-Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution > of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive > summaries of perennial philosophy ever > revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but also to > all of humanity. > > Swamy Chinmayananda > A sincere student of Geeta is transformed within himself and is freed from > all unrest in him. In a Yagna, Lord Fire is invoked in the sacrificial > altar, and into it are offered oblations by the devotees. From this analogy > the term gyana yagna has been originally coined and used in the Geeta. > Study of the scriptures and regular contemplation upon their deep > significance kindle the > `fire of knowledge' in us, and into this the intelligent seeker offers as > his oblation his own false values and negative tendencies. This is the > significance of the metaphorical phrase Jnana Yajna. > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 5 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:58:40 -0500 > Ram Chandran <chandran > Please Email the Information on Gita Satsang to other Lists and Friends > > Greetings Advaitins: > > As posted by Sri. Madhava Turumella, Advaitin Electronic Mailing List > organizes a Gita Satsang from the New Millennium. Sri Madhava Turumella the > coordinator of the Satsang is ably assisted by a team of dedicated members. > Everyone in the list should take this opportunity to study and understand > Bhagavad Gita by reading and participating in the discussions. Bhagavd > Gita is set in the middle of the Mahabharata, one of the most > revered epics of India. Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two greatest epics > of India narrating the social and moral life of India. The Mahabharata is > comprised of 100,000 or more verses, making it perhaps the largest > epic in world literature. It is spread over eighteen Parvas (Books) > and Gita occupies Chapters 25 to 42 of the Bhishma Parva. > > Brief Summary of Mahabharata Story: > On the death of King Pandu, his brother, the blind Dhrtarashtra > takes over the kingdom. He is partial to his sons, the Kauravas, > against the claims to the kingdom, of the five sons of Pandu, > better known as the Pandavas. Hostility develops between the cousins, > and the Kauravas deprive the Pandavas of their rights to the > kingdom, by trickery at a dice game which requires the losers to > suffer exile for 12 years. At the end of that period, when the > Pandavas return, the Kauravas decline to restore their rights, > despite advice from Krishna, and war between them becomes inevitable. > With the two sides arraigned against each other at Kurukshetra, > Arjuna, the chief warrior among the Pandavas, asks Krishna, who has > agreed to be his charioteer, to position their chariot between the > two armies, from where he may be able to survey the line-up of > the enemy. And seeing in their ranks, his kith and kin, respected > elders and revered teachers, he is dismayed at the prospect of > fighting them and killing them. Stricken with a sense of moral > crisis, Arjuna turns to Krishna for guidance. This is the starting > point of Krishna's teaching which constitutes the Bhagavad Gita - a > teaching in the course of which, it soon appears that Krishna > speaks as the Lord Vishnu Himself, in human form. > > Contrasting Characters of Mahabharata: > Duryodhana, the leader of the Kauravas, the eldest of the one hundred sons of > Dhrtarashtra and Gandahari. His greed for the empire, his hatred towards the > Pandavas and his arrogance to listen to the advice from Bhishma (his > grandfather), Dronacharya (Kula Guru) and Krishna (his uncle) that led to the > Mahabharat war and the ultimate destruction of Kaurava army. > > Pandavas are the five sons of king Pandu of Hastinapura namely: Yudhishthira, > Bhima and Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva. Yudhishthira the eldest of the Pandavas > was the embodiment of Dharmic life with Satvik Gunas (symbol of nobility and > high ethics). Pandavas tried their level best to restore Dharma without the > Mahabharat war but war became inevitable and at the end of the war, they > destroyed the entire Kaurava Army. Pandavas attributed all their success to > the blessings of elders including Bhishma, Dhrtarashtra, Gandhari, Kunti and > Krishna. > > Fundamental Message of Mahabharata > Mahabharata is a sociological history of India describing its moral and > ethical standards and its sense of value judgements in dealing with each other > under a variety of circumstances commonly arising in any society ancient or > modern. When this history was first compiled by Veda Vyasa, it consisted of > twenty four thousand stanzas called Jaya (victory) of Dharma (righteousness) > over Adharma (evil). > > The Message of Bhagavad Gita > The Gita unfolds in 700 slokas or verses, spread over 18 Adhyayas > (Chapters). The slokas are in poetic form, set in the Anushtup > Chandas, a metre that is adopted in all major Sanskrit works. This > metre requires strict conformity to a structure of 32 Aksharas > (syllables), spread equally over two groups in each of the two > lines comprising a sloka. This structure is designed as much for > maintaining the aesthetic framework of poetic composition, as for > sustaining accuracy in the the tradition of oral transmission of > knowledge. Each Chapter ends with a colophon which assigns to it > the title of a Yoga of a specific name, and describes it as a > Chapter of the Upanishad called the Bhagavad Gita, which treats of > Brahma Vidya, (the Knowledge of Brahman) and Yoga Sastra (the > Science of Yoga), in the form of a dialogue between Krishna and > Arjuna. > > The Gita brings unique meaning to each individual who reads it. > Each reader brings to bear a range and depth of understanding, > unique to his/her personality, perceptions and perspectives. Each > repeated reading also brings new perspectives that were not seen > before. Commentaries on the Gita reflect the personality, perceptions > and perspectives of the commentators and can greatly enhance our > understanding. But we should recognize that our understanding is limited > by our knowledge and background. We have to decide for himself on where > we want to go, and how best we can reach there. But it will soon > become obvious to the reader that the teaching of the Gita is set > in a framework of universal and eternal relevance, that does not > rule out any viewpoint that is rooted in any particular religion or > philosophy, or indeed any wholly unique and individual viewpoint. > > Let me take this opportunity to congratulate Sri Madhavaji for his beautiful > introduction and guidelines for the discussions. It is quite nice of him to > develop a homepage dedicated to Gita Satsang and which will eventually become > a treasure to Web surfers during the next millennium. > Fianlly, let me wish you all a happy and peaceful New Millennium, > > regards, > > Ram Chandran > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 6 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:16:53 -0800 (PST) > flutterby (Jackie) > Around the World on New Years Eve - from Jackie > > You have just received an animated greeting card from Jackie > You'll see the personal greeting by using the following Web location. > > http://www1.bluemountain.com/cards/box5394p/gjh5sawyxevshp.htm > > (Your greeting card will be available for the next 90 days) > There is no charge for this service! HAVE a good day and have fun! > > __________ > Accessing your card indicates your agreement with our Website Rules > posted at the bottom of the following Web location: (You're welcome to send a > card at no charge to someone at this location) > http://www.bluemountain.com/ > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 7 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:20:05 -0800 > "Anand Natarajan" <anandn > Re: Origin of the I feeling > > 1. The "I" is Chitha-Jada Granthi, the knot between the the cosmic intelligence and the insentient body. It arises due to ignorance. You cannot trace it to any definite cause. If there be a cause , the only cause is ignorance. > > 2. Sri Ramana Mahrashi says the mind is nothing but thoughts. The root of all thoughts is the "I" thought. Hold on to the "I" thought and all other thoughts will dissappear. > Therefore the relationship between the mind and the "I" is that without the "I" there is no mind as we know it. > > 3. How does the "I" thought survive multiple births and deaths ? > Sri Krishna says in "Uddhava Gita", "At the time of death , all the past impressions in the mind will come to the fore. The person will lose control of his thinking. All these past impressions will group themselves into a dominant impression. The person uncontrollably attaches himself to this new impression. He loses all memory of his present life form. This attachment to a new mental impression is called birth. His > forgetting of his old existence is death ". > > 4. Among the "sheaths" of existence, The "I" belongs to the Vigyanamaya Kosha and the mind belongs to the manomayakosha. Thus the "I" is superior to the mind and does not arise do to " movements of the mind". The movements of the mind arise > due to the "I" thought. > > Sincerely, > Anand > > --- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > SVALPAM APYASYA DHARMASYA THRAYATE MAHATO BHAYATH > "Even a Bit of this Dharma will overcome great fear " - Bhagavad Gita Ch 2 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > >I have another question regarding the mind > >and its relationship with the witness > >(maybe my terms are not precise enough, > >I will try and do my best to explain what I mean). > > > >I (again the "I" is a bit of a misguiding word > >to use) feel for the moment that all the > >different movements of the mind are the > >direct cause of the I-feeling, not the mind > >or consciousness itself, that paradoxically, the > >perceptions and the movements of the mind > >somehow "magically" give rise to the "I- > >feeling, either because they occur so close > >together in order (one thought giving rise to > >the next) or are so difficult to stop the flow > >of, or both, that it is very difficult to > >see that the I-feeling itself is empty > >and unable to operate on its own. > > > >So I was hoping someone out there could say > >something more about the relationship of the > >mind and the I-feeling and how to see more > >of what lies behind the illusory I-feeling. > >And by what force or possibility does the > >mind perceptions give rise to the I-feeling. > >How can they do that ? > > > >Best regards, > > > >Amanda. (Trying to celebrate New Year's > >together with the mind chatter ) ) > > > > A FREE web-based e-mail service brought to you by the PC World Technology Network. > Get your FREE account today at http://www.myworldmail.com > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 8 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:32:24 0000 > "winter mute" <mumblecat > Spiritual Effort ? > > Thu, 30 Dec 1999 19:52:42 +0800 > "Ruben" <rubenn > Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > > >One starts the spiritual journey with >spiritual efforts with DESIRES for > >getting inner peace or Liberation. > > Yes, but one has to start somewhere. > > >Irony is what I see when a person said that >spiritual efforts include: > >1) prayers and meditation > >2) dedication of daily actions to God as we >are His Puppets > >3) chanting of the Lord's Name > >etc. > > >#1 and #3 are also puppeteered! There is no >goal nor destination as we > >are all part of GOD, The Light and merely >deceived by the mind. > > >These ARE the kind of mental sufferings we >want to avoid through > >spiritual efforts and they too come into the >spiritual efforts!!!??? > > Yes, it is a bit ironic, but life is full > of irony. > > My Buddhist friends wanted to have a quiet > New Year's Eve > together, with some mantra chanting, > prostrations, readings and meditation. > > I was asked to come along and strongly > considered doing so. > Even though I do not count myself a Buddhist, > partaking in the quiet rituals and > peaceful ceremonies of my friends > would have been a nice start of the new year. > Prostrating would have been no effort, it would > have been showing respect for my friends' > beliefs and in a way prostrating to them. > > We are leaving a century that has seen its > share of intolerance of other ppl's > beliefs, customs and traditions. > > As I see it, the best spiritual effort > we could make for and in the new millennium > is toward tolerance and acceptance, even > of those traditions and acts that we do > not personally like or believe in. > > But of course, even this effort should be made > with joy and no feelings of "must do" or "should > do". > > I wish all listmembers safe and fun millennium > celebrations and new year filled with peace > and happiness. > > Best regards, > > Amanda. > > Angelfire for your free web-based e-mail. http://www.angelfire.com > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 9 > Sat, 1 Jan 2000 10:06:18 +0800 > "Ruben" <rubenn > Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > > Warren wrote: > > It sounds as if you may have been reading the works of Ramesh Balsekar. If > > not, then you should read him - you'll find a "soul mate"! > > I have never heard of Ramesh Balsekar. Can I find his works online? > > -- > Warmest regards, > Ruben > rubenn > _____________ > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 10 > Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:30:54 -0500 > "Warren E. Donley" <wedonley > Re: Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > > >"Ruben" <rubenn > > > >I have never heard of Ramesh Balsekar. Can I find his works online? > > Not that I know of (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). But here's the > place to contact for more information: > > http://advaita.org/ > > If you're interested in ordering any of the books, I especially recommend > "Consciousness Speaks" and "Your Head In The Tiger's Mouth" as good > introductions. > > W > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 11 > 1 Jan 2000 07:43:55 -0000 > advaitin-owner > File: FAQ_adv.txt > > Greetings Advaitins: > > FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on Advaitin > > Guidelines related to members and postings > > 1. Though the primary emphasis focuses on Advaita > Vedanta of Saint Shankaracharya, members have full > freedom to express broader aspects of nondual > philosophies, activities and news related to > Institutions that support Vedanta Philosophy. > 2. The list will facilitate courteous exchange of > viewpoints from members with different background. > Eastern and Western thoughts on nonduality will be > explored in greater detail. Members can exchange their > views on Yogas (Karma, Bhakti, Jnana and also Raja and > Kundalini), book reviews, and quotations both from > East and West on Spirituality. > 3. Members are prohibited to use this list to sell > commercial products but they are encouraged to use > this forum to inform about books, tapes, lectures, > cultural programs and URL addresses on spiritual > topics. > 4. The new members are required to send a short > paragraph of self introduction within two weeks after > they receive the welcome mail. This introduction will > help the moderator and other members to get > acquaintance with the background, interests and needs > of the new member. > 5. All postings should be in text format (ASCII) and > mails with attachments will be deleted by mailing > list provider to prevent the spread of computer virus. > 6. The list prohibits discussants to engage in > personal attacks and remarks demeaning other > religions, other religious leaders, individuals or > groups. Violators are subject to moderation and > repeated violations will force the moderator to ban > the violator from posting to the list. > > List Archives are available at: > http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > Articles can be searched by keyword, thread, author > by subject and keyword. > > What is the Scope of Advaitin mailing list? > > Advaitin Mailing list is an electronic Spiritual Forum > to permit people who believe in Advaita to exchange > their viewpoints in a friendly atmosphere. The mailing > address is: advaitin . > > Advaita is based on the ancient Vedic Scriptures, the > Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahmasutras. > According to Shankara, Brahman, the infinite > consciousness, is the sole reality. Shankara > establishes the essential identity between Atman and > Brahman. In the ultimate analysis, Advaita Vedanta > holds that all that exists is only Brahman. The > plurality of living and nonliving beings of the entire > universe is indeed nothing but Brahman. The ignorance > of this astonishingly simple truth leads to the > misery. The individual Atman is also ultimately not > different from Brahman, and realization of this > important doctrine is Salvation (Moksha.) A number of > national and international institutions have drawn > inspiration from this philosophy which include > Shankara Maths, Ramanashramam, Vivekananda Foundation, > Aurobindo Ashram, Sivananda Ashram, Ramakrishna > Mission, Satyasai Baba Center, Chinmaya Mission, > Vedanta Mission, Sachidananda Ashram, Arshavidya > Gurukulam, Society of Abidance in Truth, Advaita > Fellowship, Self Realization Fellowship, Universal > Spirituality, Krishnamurti Foundation, etc. > > The Internet contains an ocean of literature on Hindu > Scriptures and Vedanta Philosophy and the list > welcomes discussions and postings that can bring new > insights. The list moderators want to assure the > members that the list has no intention to curtail any > serious discussions on spiritual subjects that have > close resemblance to Advaita Vedanta. The list > encourages a wide range of discussion topics focusing > on Shankara, pre-Shankara and post-Shankara Advaita > Philosophy. The list moderators want to acknowledge > the fact that Advaita Philosophy can't be studied in > isolation and consequently will support spiritual > discussions related to Vaishnavam, Shivam, Buddihsm, > Jainism and others. However such discussions should > help members to get better insights on Advaita > Philosophy. Discussions can go beyond Indian culture > and philosophy and the discussants are welcome to post > their personal experiences. 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Most probably, the > email from an email address is not the same as the one > you provided when you registered and the email is > ignored. > > Ok, I've d to a list, now how do I send email > to it? > > To send email to the list you've d to, send > to the address advaitin , > > Is it possible for me to change the displayed name > with all my email? > > ONElist just uses the name that you sent with the > email. So to change this, change the configuration of > your email package. > > What is the No Mail, option about? What is the Digest > option about? > > The No Mail and Digest options are available according > to the need of the members. No Mail option is useful > if you are going on vacation and don't want email to > pile up while you are gone. The digest option is > useful if you don't want to receive all the postings > on a single day. You should access the Internet and > access http:///community/advaitin, you > should be able to set these options interactively. > Otherwise send an email to the list moderators at: > advaitins. > > Can I view the Advaitin List Archieves? Yes! Go to > Web Site: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > > Is there a Chat Room or Bulletin Board? > Yes, Visit the Web Site: http://www.eScribe.com/culture/advaitin/ > for further details. > > Is there a Homepage on advaitin? > > Yes, Visit the Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/advaitins > > Thanks, > > Ram Chandran > Gummuluru Murthy > Madhava K. Turumella > Kuntimaddi Sadananda > Frank Maiello > Greg Goode > Team of Moderators > Contact Email: advaitins > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ > > Message: 12 > Sat, 01 Jan 2000 03:06:30 -0500 > Greg Goode <goode > Re: Re: Spiritual Efforts and the New Millenium > > At 10:06 AM 1/1/00 +0800, Ruben wrote: > > >I have never heard of Ramesh Balsekar. Can I find his works online? > > Try www.advaita.org > > --Greg > > _____________________________ > _____________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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